Morris Williams, also known as Nicander

Morris Williams, who was otherwise known as Nicander, was a cleric and a man of letters. Born at Caernarfon, 20 August 1809, he was the son of William and Sarah Morris.

When Morris Williams was a child, his parents moved to Coed Cae Bach, Llangybi, Caernarfonshire. He had some education at Llanystumdwy and was apprenticed to a carpenter. He took advantage of the literary tradition and activity of the district where he lived, and since he showed obvious tendencies towards scholarship, he was helped to enter the King's School at Chester. He matriculated at Oxford from Jesus College in April 1832, and graduated B.A. in 1835. He took his M.A. in 1838.

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